Category Archive: Creative

The Spielberg Effect

Golden Lady reminisces about a magical era of film making: Like every reigning king or queen of their craft, writer/director/producer extraordinaire Steven Spielberg has created a canon of work so spectacularly inspirational that no… Read More

The Olympic Comedown

Sydneysider Jasper Clifford-Smith compares watching the Olympics to taking acid. Lots of acid: Years and years ago when I was younger and looser I was playing at this music festival. This particular festival went for… Read More

Suddenly It’s Just Fucking Happening

THE ANATOMY OF AN ART SHOW or Suddenly You’re Standing in the Middle of the Room and It’s Just Fucking Happening, by Marta Jary The night I met Jesse Willesee he was slumped… Read More

My adventures with a weighted hula hoop

I get sent a lot of stuff in the post. Albums, cinema tickets, the occasional bottle of booze, bills (lots of bills) and letters from my bank telling me that I have no… Read More

When innovative music was the norm

Every now and then my father will email me a Youtube clip of some wildly inspiring live footage from the 1960’s 0r 70s. Be it an obscure yet reverent folk guitarist, such as… Read More

Olly goes to the Weed Shop

Oliver Heath gets his smoke on: I assumed a medical marijauna prescription was difficult to get in LA, a token gesture to avoid the bad press of incarcerating the cancer ward that had… Read More

Olly goes on a quest for the perfect burger

Following his adventures buying weed in LA, Oliver Heath goes in search of the perfect burger:  The only food at the whiskey bar was peanuts. Hungry, and on our way to get the… Read More

Jim Bob discusses his second novel

Author and legendary musician, Jim Bob, tells SYS about his new novel, his solo tour and his gigs as frontman of Carter USM: As your second novel, did you find it easier or harder… Read More

Tenley Nordstrom interview

Up-and-coming model Tenley Nordstrom has chosen to walk away from the industry. In an honest and open chat, she talks to Somethingyousaid about why she is giving it all up and what’s next:  Modelling has… Read More

The Harry Potter Exhibition is great!

We went to the preview of the Harry Potter Exhibition at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Our resident Harry Potter nerd, Heidi Pett, spent much of the time gazing wide-eyed at the exhibits saying, “This… Read More

Time For Heroes

This week, England has been ripping itself to shreds, burning itself to the ground. Riots and looting have been breaking out across London and spreading through the country. You already know the back-story.… Read More